page_title: Mississippi Braves
section_title: Notable players
hierarchical_section_title: Mississippi Braves / Notable players
caption_attribution_description: English: Starting pitcher Alex Wood at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Mississippi pitching for the AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.
context_page_description: The Mississippi Braves, or M-Braves as they are referred to locally, are a Minor League Baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson. The team is the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, and plays in the Southern League. The team is owned and operated by Liberty Media, which also owns the Atlanta Braves. Liberty purchased the Braves from Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting unit in 2007.
context_section_description: Blaine Boyer* (2005)
  Danny Burawa
  Román Colón (2005)
  Chuck James (2005)
  Brian McCann* (2005)
  Jay Powell* (2005)
  Martín Prado* (2005–2006)
  Gregor Blanco (2005-2006)
  Joey Devine* (2005–2007)
  Jeff Francoeur* (2005, 2008)
  Max Fried* (2017)
  Chipper Jones* (2006)
  Yunel Escobar (2006)
  Manny Acosta (2006)
  Matt Harrison (2006)
  José Ascanio* (2006–2007)
  Jarrod Saltalamacchia* (2006–2007)
  Kris Medlen (2007-2008)
  Tommy Hanson (2008)
  Matt Diaz (2008)
  Jordan Schafer (2008, 2010)
  Jason Heyward (2009)
  Freddie Freeman (2009)
  Craig Kimbrel (2009)
  Nate McLouth* (2009)
  Julio Teherán (2010)
  Mike Minor (2010, 2014)
  Arodys Vizcaíno (2011, 2015)
  Andrelton Simmons* (2012)
  Evan Gattis (2012)
  Christian Bethancourt (2012-2013)
  Philip Gosselin (2012-2013)
  Tommy La Stella (2013)
  Alex Wood (2013)
  Mallex Smith (2015)
  Brian O'Connor (2005)
  Ronald Acuna Jr. (2017)
  * Promoted directly to Atlanta.
caption: Alex Wood pitching for the Mississippi Braves
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